Who is Nejat Orhan? (1955-Çankırı)
The artist graduated from Ankara Gazi Education Institute, Department of Painting and completed his undergraduate degree in Anadolu University Painting Department. He worked as an art teacher in various regions of Anatolia since 1979 and then at Ankara Gazi High School, where he was appointed in 1989. He retired in 2018. During his 40 years of teaching life, he trained many art teachers and artists and he reflected the pastoral views unique to these regions in his painting. The artist, who participated in more than 100 group exhibitions starting from 1985, also opened 27 personal exhibitions. In 2006, the artist take parted in the project of “Turkey is illustrated in the 125th year of Atatürk’s birth”. and painted the province of Sinop within the scope of this project.
The artist, who technically usually works in watercolor and oil color and his paintings in official and private collections. And also he who is a member of BHRD, SAKÜDER and IWS associations, continues his work in his studio in Ankara.
Solo Exhibition ;
1986 Nil Art Gallery, Mersin
1987 Mersin Fine Arts Gallery
2000 Impressions I, TCDD Art Gallery, Ankara
2000 Impressions II, Milli Piyango Art Gallery, Ankara
2001 Siyah Kalem Art Gallery, Ankara
2001 Akbuk Municipality Art Gallery, Didim/Aydın
2002 Mimar Arif Hikmet Koyuncuoglu Art Gallery, Ankara
2002 The Ankara State Museum of Paintings and Sculptures
2004 Akbank Art Gallery, Ankara
2004 Izmir Atatürk Public Library Art Gallery
2004 AKM Istanbul Fine Arts Gallery
2006 Sinop State Fine Arts Gallery
2007 Ankara Şehir Kulübü Art Gallery
2008 Ankara Şehir Kulübü Art Gallery
2012 Buyulu Fırca Art Gallery, Ankara
2014 Antalya Museum Art Gallery
2014 Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara
2015 Vakıfbank Art Gallery, Ankara
2016 Anküsev Art Gallery, Ankara
2017 Green Park Bostancı Art Gallery, İstanbul
2018 Ata Art Gallery, Ankara
2018 Kozyatagı Cultural Center, İstanbul
2018 BKM, Bursa
2019 Tayyare Cultural Center, Bursa
2021 Baris Manco Cultural Center, İstanbul
2022 Didim Municipality Cultural Center, Aydın
2023 Akdora Art Gallery Ankara
International Exhibition & Workshop;
2004 Peace Throught Art an International Festival of Paintings, Çeşme
2013 International Watercolor Festival, Seferihisar/ İzmir
2013 Didim Peace Festival, Aydın
2016 Altınkoy Workshop, Ankara
2016 Amsterdam Watercolor Workshop, Netherlands
2017 Vezirkopru International Art Workshop, Samsun
2017 Deventer Watercolor Exhibition, Netherlands
2017 International Sufiart Workshop, Hamamönü/ Ankara
Group Painting Exhibition;
1985 Nil Art Gallery, Mersin
1998 AKM Art Gallery, Ankara
1998 Fedo Art Gallery, Ankara
2001 The Ankara State Museum of Paintings and Sculptures
2001 Göreme Tourism Development Cooperative Art Gallery,Nevşehir
2001 Kavaklıdere Art Gallery, Ankara
2002 Dedeman Ankara Hotel
2003 TCDD Art Gallery, Ankara
2003 Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara
2006 The Grand National Assembly of Turkey Art Gallery, Ankara
2010 Antares Art Center Art Gallery, Ankara
2014 Mustafa Ayaz Foundation Plastic Arts Museum, Ankara
2015 Yorum Art Gallery, İstanbul
2015 Yunus Emre Cultural Center, İstanbul
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